Letter from the editor: Highlights from our Music Issue

With our Dec. 4 edition, The Envelope combines its Grammys and Oscars song and score coverage into a single Music Issue, and one glance at the table of contents confirms that the old boundaries no longer apply.

This year, Karol G released both a nominated album and a Netflix documentary; “Golden,” a top Oscar contender, also nabbed a nod for song of the year; and filmmaker Oliver Laxe joined forces with French electronic music artist Kangding Ray for Spanish Oscar submission “Sirāt” — and that’s just the start of the crossover talents featured in this week’s Envelope.

Cover: Karol G

With a Grammy-nominated album (“Tropicoqueta”), a Coachella headline slot and the launch of her new “200 Copas” tequila — about which she regaled me when she stopped by The Times newsroom recently — Karol